This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1836 edition. Excerpt: ... opening the door to effect his retreat, --' It is perhaps better for you to go--the captain has had his nails paired, and will do very well; I like little monkeys better than great baboons.' Bryan hurried out of the house with the utmost expedition, running divers risks of hydrophobia and scorpion stings in ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1836 edition. Excerpt: ... opening the door to effect his retreat, --' It is perhaps better for you to go--the captain has had his nails paired, and will do very well; I like little monkeys better than great baboons.' Bryan hurried out of the house with the utmost expedition, running divers risks of hydrophobia and scorpion stings in his progress, and as he jumped on his horse and galloped off, he heard Mr Jenks bellowing after him--' Don't forget to send me the noveni-caudal specimen of the feline tribe.' "Bryan kept the adventure a profound secret from all hut me; and I don't think any man in the regiment was so profoundly happy as he, when the route came for merry Carlisle, and took us far away from the scene of his disaster." CHAPTER VII. It was now the fourth night of my visit to the gallant and hospitable--th; and one day seemed just like another in the number of anecdotes related after dinner; or much more abundant. For my own part, I enjoyed the thing amazingly. My appetite for stories seemed, like the jealousy in Othello, to grow by what it fed on. I have little doubt if I had remained a week longer, I should have recollected some notable achievement of my own; but when the wine is tolerable, I have always found it pleasanter to listen than to talk. I prepared myself, accordingly, on the succeeding day, for an evening of quiet enjoyment, more especially as some races which were to be held in the neighbourhood would most probably carry off the greater number of the officers, and leave us quite a snug comfortable party. We mustered only nine at dinner; Captain Daisy in the chair. This gentleman had been absent for a short time, and I had not yet had the pleasure of seeing him at the mess. He was tall, and very good-looking;--with such a peculiar expression of joy in...
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Add this copy of The Adventures of Sir Frizzle Pumpkin, Nights at Mess, to cart. $58.64, very good condition, Sold by Burwood Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Wickham Market, SUFFOLK, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1836 by William Blackwood & Sons.
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First Edition. Hardback. No Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 421, seven unnumbered leaves of plates. Bound in modern green cloth, lettered gilt at the spine. Neat bookbinder's label on the front pastedown. Very good.
Add this copy of The Adventures of Sir Frizzle Pumpkin; Nights at Mess; to cart. $212.00, very good condition, Sold by Common Crow Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pittsburgh, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1836 by William Blackwood and Sons.
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Very Good. First edition, 1836, 8vo, in handsome later green pebbled half morocco, marbled boards, the spine color has mellowed to a pleasant brown, gilt spine, contents very good, all 7 plates collated complete. 421 pp, 2 pp ads.
